Police found signs of a potential disturbance when they searched Sheku Bayoh's home, an inquiry has heard.Officers examined various locations as they tried to piece together Mr Bayoh’s movements in the hours before his death more than seven years ago, Detective Constable Robert Finch said.
The father-of-two, 31, died after he was restrained on the ground by six police officers in Kirkcaldy, Fife, on May 3 2015.The inquiry is investigating the circumstances of his death and whether race was a factor.
It heard that on May 4, DC Finch was appointed crime scene manager for Mr Bayoh’s home address in Kirkcaldy and the home of one of his friends, where investigators were looking for any evidence that may have been relevant to the investigation into his death.Laura Thomson, junior counsel to the Sheku Bayoh Inquiry, read from the statement DC Finch gave to the inquiry in which he described what kind of things officers might be looking for.
It said: “I wasn’t given specific information about what might be relevant, but from memory it was passed that Mr Bayoh had possession of a knife, it was passed that there were potential drugs, there was mention of these purple and white pills that had been flushed down the toilet.“My understanding was that we were looking for any loci with an obvious knife set with one missing.
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